International Calling Guide

How to Call Spain
From the USA

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  • Outbound: No dedicated number required.
  • Inbound: Requires US/Canada digital number ($2.14–$5/month).
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US to Spain Format
011+34...

Dialing Instructions

1

Exit Code (011)

Dial 011 first. This signals your carrier that you are making an international call from the US.

2

Country Code (34)

Dial 34. This connects you to the Spanish telephone network.

3

9-Digit Number

Dial the phone number. Spanish numbers are 9 digits long. Landlines usually start with 9 or 8; mobiles start with 6 or 7.

Number Formats

Region/TypeStarts WithType
Madrid91Landline
Barcelona93Landline
Valencia96Landline
Seville95Landline
Mobiles6 or 7Mobile

Time Difference

Spain (CET) is generally 6 hours ahead of US Eastern Time (EST).

New York: 1:00 PMMadrid: 7:00 PM

Did you know?

Unlike the US, Spain does not use separate area codes that you can drop. The "area code" is integrated into the 9-digit number. You always dial all 9 digits.

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Country deep dive

From United States to Spain

Practical reference covering the destination country's dial code, time zone, mobile carriers, city area codes, business etiquette, and any regulatory rules that affect inbound calls. The information below is specific to this route — different country pairs surface different operational details.

Calling Spain (+34)

Spain sits in CET (UTC+1) / CEST (UTC+2). Canary Islands run one hour behind mainland Spain (WET/WEST).. The country dial code is +34 and the official language for business is Spanish (Castilian); regional co-officials: Catalan, Galician, Basque, Valencian. Local business hours run roughly 10:00–14:00 and 17:00–20:00 in many regions — the siesta-shifted afternoon is real in Andalusia, Murcia and inland Spain. Madrid and Barcelona offices often run 9:00–18:00 with a one-hour lunch instead. — and the practical answering window is Wednesday and Thursday mornings 10:30–12:30 are the best B2B answering windows. Friday afternoons see early closures, especially in summer ('jornada intensiva')..

Major cities & area codes

  • Valencia · 96
  • Seville · 95
  • Bilbao · 94
  • Málaga · 95

Mobile carriers in Spain

  • Movistar (Telefónica) · 6, 7 mobilesLargest carrier; rural coverage strongest
  • Vodafone España · 6, 7 mobiles
  • Orange España · 6, 7 mobiles

What to know when calling Spain

  • August is vacation month; nationwide business slows from 1–31 August and many SMBs close entirely the second and third weeks.
  • Spanish mobile numbers are 9 digits starting with 6 or 7; landlines also 9 digits starting with 8 or 9. There are no separate trunk codes — Madrid '91' is part of the 9-digit local number, not a city prefix.
  • Long lunches (2 hours) remain normal outside Madrid/Barcelona; calling between 14:00–16:00 in cities like Seville or Granada is futile.

Calling from United States

From United States (Five time zones from Eastern (UTC−5) to Hawaii–Aleutian (UTC−10); most business activity sits in Eastern and Pacific.) the local business window is Standard hours 9:00–17:00 in each local time zone. Federal offices skew earlier; West-Coast tech routinely runs to 19:00. Banks close 17:00 sharp.. Most outbound callers reach a live answer most easily mid-morning local time, before lunch, and again in the late afternoon.

  • Caller ID display name (CNAM) is honored by most major US carriers; a recognizable display name materially improves answer rates.
  • Voicemail is widely used and read by transcription; leaving a brief callback request often gets faster response than re-dialing.
Operational facts above are sourced from regulator publications and carrier disclosures; specific rates and routing are confirmed in the live dialer.
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